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Nocona City Council considers options for Lake Nocona Water Board
Members of the Nocona City Council addressed the abolishment of the North Montague County Water Supply District Board during a Jan. 9 meeting.
Nocona City Manager Lynn Henley explained the board was formed in the 1950s by the city with a 40-year agreement in place or until all bonds were paid off. Those bonds were paid off during the 1990s. When the board was formed, a requirement by the State of Texas to serve on a water board was living within the city limits.
“Somewhere along the way, the state began having a hard time finding people to serve on boards,” said Henley. “The election code changed to requiring you only own property within the district to serve, which meant those living outside the city could dictate what you can sell water for, which isn’t good.”
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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